Greece Tapestries
Description: Ancient Greek symbol meander. were among the most important symbols in ancient Greece; and perhaps symbolized infinity and unity; many ancient Greek temples incorporated the sign of the meander. A meander or meandros is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif. Such a design is also called the Greek fret or Greek key design, although these are modern designations.
Description: A stylized evil eye amulet with bold colors and striking geometric design, Nazar is representing protection and warding off negative energy. The evil eye is a symbol and belief found in many cultures worldwide, representing the idea that a malevolent glare can bring misfortune, harm, or bad luck to the person being looked at. It is often associated with envy or ill intent.
Description: Here you can see the 2 parts, the 2 neighborhoods of the Hora ("Capital") of Serifos island. On the left side, you can see the Ano (Upper) Hora, the old part, which was "hidden" on the back of the hill, far from the eyes of the pirates. On the right side of hill, lies the Kato (Lower) Hora, the "newer", "visible" part, where the colorful church, makes a great contrast with the white little houses. Deeper, on sea level, you can see a different village, called Livadi, which is the islands' harbor. In the background, on the horizon you can see a another beautiful island of the Kyklades, Sifnos. Photo taken from the "Miners' path". It is the path that starts from the Hora of Serifos and after a 2-2 and half hour walk goes to Mega Livad...
Description: The Argives, Achaeans, Hellenes, Heroes of Mycenaean Greece from Homers Iliad and the war for Troy. This design features a Bronze Age Figure of Eight Shield from the Aegean as well as the mythical names of the Greek Heroes and Demigods of the Trojan War. Agamemnon, Achilles, Ajax, Diomedes, Nestor, Patroclus, Menelaus and Odysseus. Part of the Ancient History, Bronze Age History and Ancient Warfare Collection.
Description: About 20 km to the Northeast of Konitsa town (Ioannina, Epirus, Greece), close to the Greek-Albanian borders, there is a small group of beautiful villages, called "The Stone Villages". Those villages are Monastiri, Molista and Ganadio. They were the only villages of the region that were lucky to avoid the Nazi's brutality. The Nazis burned and devastated almost every village of the region except those three, so in the "Stone villages" you can enjoy excellent traditional architecture and beautiful stone houses. Life there isn't easy. During winter, very few inhabitants remain in these remote villages. In Ganadio (the most beautiful of them 3), for example, the total population is 3 people! Here you can see 2 of them, two sisters, the ...
